Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2020-08-28

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Aug 28
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Receipts
597 head
▼ 237 vs last sale 834▲ 175 vs year ago 422 · +41.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded steady to 2.00 lower with the exception of some 400 lb to 500 lb weaned steers trading 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder bulls were mostly steady with some offerings of weaned cattle bringing a premium. No trend is available on slaughter cows and bulls due to time constraints.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $141.58/cwt on 106 head.
Average price
$141.58
106 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$738
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$222
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.27
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532145.9677665
Medium and Large 1-2534142.5076110thin
Medium and Large 2500132.7366329
Medium and Large 3450123.005542thin
One grade step is worth $22.96/cwt here — about $222 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale106 hd
141.58
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AR average9 barns · 1,903 hd
146.85
−5.27
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

62 lots · USDA AMS · Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed293163.00/cwt163.00–163.004782
Steers—Medium and Large 2345144.00/cwt144.00–144.004971
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed378151.00/cwt151.00–151.005712
Steers—Medium and Large 2378145.10/cwt140.00–150.005482
Steers—Medium and Large 2408135.00/cwt135.00–135.005512
Steers—Medium and Large 3410126.00/cwt126.00–126.005171
Steers—Medium and Large 1425160.53/cwt150.00–167.0068214
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed430144.00/cwt144.00–144.006191
Steers—Medium and Large 1467149.51/cwt140.00–155.006989
Steers—Medium and Large 2477130.00/cwt130.00–130.006203
Steers—Medium and Large 3490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 1514145.86/cwt140.00–153.0075016
Steers—Medium and Large 2521127.84/cwt120.00–135.006667
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534142.50/cwt142.50–142.5076110
Steers—Medium and Large 1568144.18/cwt140.00–145.0081912
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 1626138.16/cwt130.00–144.008658
Steers—Medium and Large 2630121.00/cwt121.00–121.007628
Steers—Medium and Large 1650130.00/cwt130.00–130.008451
Steers—Medium and Large 2685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008221
Steers—Medium and Large 1720120.00/cwt120.00–120.008641
Steers—Medium and Large 1778119.95/cwt115.00–125.009332
Steers—Medium and Large 1820115.00/cwt115.00–115.009431
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285134.79/cwt131.00–136.003844
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed326140.92/cwt140.00–143.0045910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375135.00/cwt135.00–135.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377122.96/cwt120.00–125.004643
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed408130.00/cwt130.00–130.005302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1409132.30/cwt130.00–135.005414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429123.81/cwt121.00–126.005316
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450100.00/cwt100.00–100.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466120.00/cwt120.00–120.005594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy475125.00/cwt125.00–125.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1490127.96/cwt125.00–134.006275
Heifers—Medium and Large 1500128.43/cwt120.00–130.006427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy515115.10/cwt110.00–120.005932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522115.00/cwt115.00–115.006003
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy540110.00/cwt110.00–110.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560125.00/cwt125.00–125.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562120.00/cwt120.00–120.006743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568120.00/cwt120.00–120.006822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625120.00/cwt120.00–120.007506
Heifers—Medium and Large 2631110.00/cwt110.00–110.006944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy685110.00/cwt110.00–110.007541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1688114.98/cwt110.00–120.007912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700100.00/cwt100.00–100.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007983
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed327173.00/cwt173.00–173.005666
Bulls—Medium and Large 1332168.38/cwt168.00–170.005595
Bulls—Medium and Large 1369158.20/cwt155.00–160.005845
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375140.00/cwt140.00–140.005252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1403154.60/cwt145.00–158.0062312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2408131.53/cwt125.00–135.005373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed455152.00/cwt152.00–152.006923
Bulls—Medium and Large 2456121.12/cwt120.00–130.005529
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480135.00/cwt135.00–135.006483
Bulls—Medium and Large 2503120.03/cwt115.00–125.006043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515137.45/cwt135.00–140.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560115.04/cwt110.00–120.006444
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568120.00/cwt120.00–120.006823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2608113.29/cwt110.00–120.006893

This sale against other markets

Arkansas weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.